#which

The temple of Ceres should be in a solitary spot out of the city, to which the public are not necessarily led but for the purpose of sacrificing to her. ↗

— Marcus V. Pollio

#her #led #necessarily #out #public

And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever. ↗

— John Pomfret

#america #beacon #broader #control #democracy

I think to a certain extent in Bosnia and among the Hutus in Rwanda and also among the Tutsis in Rwanda who then took revenge on the Hutus, there is a sense of being swept up and a sense that the society in which they live has gone mad. ↗

— John Pomfret

#among #being #bosnia #certain #certain extent

I was posted to China in the summer of 1988, which was the greatest time ever, I think, to have been in China. ↗

— John Pomfret

#china #ever #greatest #i #i think

No one should be ashamed to admit they are wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that they are wiser today than they were yesterday. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#ashamed #in other words #other #saying #should

I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#divisions #end #few #find #gain

Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#enjoys #happy #himself #man #never

There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#certain #far #majesty #simplicity #which

To observations which ourselves we make, we grow more partial for th' observer's sake. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#make #more #observations #observer #ourselves

Two hundred or more years ago most people on the planet were never aware of any reality other than the one into which they were brought up. ↗

— Chaim Potok

#any #aware #brought #hundred #into